World Environment Day (WED) 2015 will be celebrated on Friday 5 June all around the world. WED is the UN’s primary vehicle for promoting proactive international environmental awareness and . Over 40 years, WED has grown to be a broad, global...
An incentive scheme aims to motivate people to recycle and reuse their waste by rewarding these actions with either a community or individual reward. The UK Government launched its Recycling Rewards and Recognitions fund in 2011, with up to £2...
Our country needs a water and sanitation revolution. This is was the conclusion of the debate on the Department of Water and Sanitation’s budget in Parliament last week, where Minister Nomvula Mokanyane called for urgent changes in the way...
The latest plastic recycling figures released by Plastics|SA are reflective of a vibrant and dynamic industry that is growing despite the many challenges it faces. “The South African plastics industry is currently in the throes of one of the most...
The Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) has announced a record-breaking year of polystyrene recycling. According to PSPC spokesperson and director, Adri Spangenberg, the 2014 year has in many respects been a break-through year for the Council, as...
The City of Johannesburg has tabled its 2015-2016 Budget which focuses on capital expenditure‚ entrepreneurship development, the green economy, housing and youth employment. The annual budget of R52.6 billion was announced by City of Johannesburg...
The Homevale waste water treatment works (WWTW), in the Northern Cape, have undergone a significant upgrade to address the critical needs of the population growth in the area, whilst ensuring that the surrounding environment is not compromised. The...
A new range of rubble crushing machines is taking the country by storm as more local operators search for recycling solutions onsite. Pilot Crushtec International’s relationship with Austrian crusher manufacturer Rubble Master began in 2009 when...
KwaZulu-Natal recently showed off some of its alternative sanitation technologies when Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane and Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete embarked on a tour to explore the various methods used by locals to better...
